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Since 1992, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has supported a variety of research programs. The Center has awarded over one hundred grants, convened special working groups and conferences, and more. This funding has resulted in dozens of reports, books, articles, and more.

This website makes available over fifty reports, more than a dozen video and audio recordings, up-to-date information on current projects, and more.

 

 

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Fund Don’t Freeze Rally: A National Day of Action

February 20, 2025

By April Rubio, Communications Coordinator for the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

Research is a vital foundation for many universities, including...

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New Research Report: A qualitative study on work and health among agricultural workers in Washington State

February 20, 2025

This report was written by Érica Chavez Santos, a Bridges Center alumnus who received the WSLRG in 2022 and the LERA-Bassett scholarship in 2019.

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Resist! Combatting Fear Through Organizing - A letter to The Daily Editor by Maya Cruz

January 31, 2025
Bridges Center researcher Maya Cruz writes a letter to the editor of The Daily. "I am a researcher at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor...
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The State of the Student Worker at the University of Washington

January 29, 2025

The Bridges Center’s Research Team is proud to release the new report “The State of the Student Worker at the University of Washington.”

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New Research from DEOHS: Understanding Transit Operators’ Workplace Needs

December 03, 2024

Srikanth (center) with fellow members of the DEOHS transit study team including (from left) Clinical Assistant Professor Christopher Zuidema, Assistant Professor Marissa Baker,...

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High Road Training Partnership Research Brief

October 16, 2024

Brief written by research assistant Kait Johnson

Kait Johnson is a third-year student at UW studying Law, Societies, and Justice. They are a...

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New Study from Faculty Associate Marissa Baker on U.S. Workers' Exposure to Multiple Psychosocial Hazards

October 01, 2024
U.S. workers are routinely exposed to multiple psychosocial hazards in the workplace that negatively impact their health. Occupational psychosocial hazards are cultural or environmental elements...
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UW Research Coordinators and Consultants file to unionize with UAW 4121

September 10, 2024

Two research job classes at UW —Coordinators and Consultants—filed with the Washington Public Employees Relations Commission to form their union. They are filing to join...

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Research Report: Regional Partnerships for Immigrant Integration and Workforce Development in King County

August 08, 2024

Bridges Center Research Director, Rachel Erstad, in partnership with Washington Labor Education Research Center's Labor Policy Researcher, Muhammad Javid, developed and conducted interviews...

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Announcing 2024-2025 Washington State Labor Research Grant Recipients

August 07, 2024

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awards annual grant funding to UW graduate students and faculty for research on aspects of labor directly relevant...

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